ENDAMAGE Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

endamage

verb

in-ˈda-mij

Definition of endamage

as in to damage

to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of a thoughtless indiscretion that endamaged a reputation that took a lifetime to build

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The Iran war has damaged refineries in the Middle East and slowed the export of fuel out of that region.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
The Inwood Fire Department said dozens of cabanas were damaged or destroyed at the Sun and Surf Beach Club in Atlantic Beach.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

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Scott Quigley, then embedded with the Middlesex DA’s office, crashed his cruiser into a wheelchair van in December 2023, injuring a man inside who died at the hospital a month later.

— Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
During a 2021 mass shooting at a school in Oxford, Michigan, police responded within minutes of the emergency calls and disarmed a 15-year-old boy in a shooting that killed four students and injured seven others.

— Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

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Going forward, the company will need to continue executing and deliver a higher-for-longer revenue acceleration to truly silence the bears and prove AI is helping, not hurting, its business.

— Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
In addition to hurting consumers, Bird asserts that the uncertainty, along with Paramount’s $7 million ticking fee, will pull down an industry that’s just starting to get back on its feet.

— Jack Dunn, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

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